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Project Alchemy
Project Alchemy
Author: Jack Considine and Namish Kaistha
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The Project Alchemy Podcast extracts the tipping points of transformation from entrepreneurs and creatives and brings these skills to a younger audience, in an effort to create a generation that is more content with itself. Formerly 5am Hustle.
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Welcome back to the Project Alchemy Podcast. Our Guest today is Patrick Khayat. He is a Partner at Durational Capital Management. Prior to co-founding DCM, he was a Vice President at The Carlyle Group , a long / short equity Tiger seed hedge fund. Previous to The Carlyle Group, he was a private equity investor at Apax Partners focused on evaluating investments in the consumer sector.
Join us as we discuss what private equity is, how to survive as a small fish in a big market, and general life lessons.
Today's Guest is Dr. Jim Taylor. Jim is a mental coach for athletes and he specializes in endurance sports like triathlon and cycling. He’s the author of 19 books and the blog posts he’s written have millions of views. He’s a former world ranked ski racer, national age group triathlon champion and world age group triathlon medalist.
Join us as we discuss…
The five main mental exercises for helping athletic performance
How to use the subconscious mind for success
How apply mental exercises and tools to improve everyday life
You can find more about Jim by heading to his website https://www.drjimtaylor.com/4.0/
His books can be found here: https://www.drjimtaylor.com/4.0/writing/books-by-dr-jim-taylor/
If you’d like to read his blogs you can go here:
https://www.drjimtaylor.com/4.0/writing/blog/
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Today’s Guest is Jeremy Pogue. Jeremy is a successful entrepreneur who started his journey working for an ad agency. He then garnered a job with Trey Cockrum where he learned everything from sales to coaching. Since then he’s started his own agency in the coaching space.
Join us as we discuss…
How Think and Grow Rich planted the seeds to success
Getting pushed by his former boss and mentor to go into business on his own
How Jeremy Scaled his business to over 200k in 8 months
You can find more about Jeremy by following him on instagram @jeremy_pogue
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Today’s Guest is Hari Kondabolu. Hari is a renowned comedian, writer and podcaster based in Brooklyn. He’s done multiple Netflix specials, and he was the creator of the 2017 documentary film, “The problem with Apu.”
Join us as we discuss…
His transition from a day job to standup comedy
Navigating the changing comedic landscape
Finding work-life balance in creative fields
You can find more about Hari by following him on instagram @harikondabolu, and you can find his comedy specials on Netflix.
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Today’s Guest is Ilya Ahmad. Ilya is a serial entrepreneur who’s done everything from Saas, music festival marketing, DJing, ecommerce, and more. He’s building his legacy for his family all while traveling the world.
Join us as we discuss…
How Ilya’s first business resulted in a cease and desist from Mark Zuckerburg
How a side gig turned into being a festival DJ
Ilya’s thoughts on mentorship, friendship, relationships, and family
You can find more about Ilya by following him on instagram @ilyaahmad
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Today’s guest is Digital Course Manager and info product wizard Deya. Deya started as VA and grew her skillset to grow into project management roles before being a highly sought after Digital business manager. Deya also runs her own business teaching others to learn from her mistakes and become a DBM on their own.
Join us as we discuss…
What exactly a DBM is
How to get started in the industry with little experience
Her experience running an info product business
If you liked this episode, you'll also like our episode with Tanner Bell and Lucas Williamson
You can find more about Deya by following her on instagram @mynameisdeya
Check out this link to find her youtube channel
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Today’s Guest is businessman and salesman Mike Schill. After leaving D1 football due to injury, Mike moved into sales where he worked under Grant Cardone’s sales team for 5 years. Mike now runs Full Circle Agency, a company that gets eyeballs on products. He’s popular on social media for documenting his sales process in board rooms, cars, and even park benches.
Join us as we discuss…
The formula to excel in sales
Mindset maintenance for success
Why branding is MOST important in today’s economy
If you liked this episode, you'll also like our episode with Larry Hagner, Lisa Song Sutton, Deborah Smith, and Nate Herbst
You can find more about Mike by following him on instagram @mikeschill_
His website is
Be on the lookout for the premier of his movie Lanier in September
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Today’s Guest is the incredibly talented Renao. Renao is a musician who grew up in India as a badminton star before moving to London to pursue his music career. He broke into the scene with his hit song “Nobody” and has just released an album titled “A Space Between Orange and Blue”.
Join us as we discuss…
How his upbringing influenced his mindset in music and life
Finding identity in a conflicting environment
His writing process and why this album is so special
Musical plans moving forward
You can find all his music under Renao on all streaming platforms
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Today’s Guest is Youtuber and D1 Lacrosse Player, Mitchell Pehlke. Mitchell has been creating videos since highschool and has built a profitable business partnering his two passions of lacrosse and making youtube videos
Join us as we discuss…
How he created a successful youtube channel
Managing his time as a full time creator and D1 athlete
His plans of turning a youtube channel into a massive personal brand
What he plans to do post graduation at The Ohio State
https://www.mitchellpehlke.com/
Youtube
Instagram
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Today's guest is the lead singer of Young The Giant, Sameer Gadhia. After receiving interest from record labels, Sameer dropped out of Stanford. His band’s success turned him into an indie star gracing the lollapalooza main stage just more than a year later. Over ten years later Young the Giant just released their new Project American Bollywood.
Join us as we discuss...
Sameer’s decision to dropout and the aftermath that ensued
Why he chose theme’s of mythology and family for his new album
Getting in touch with his Indian heritage
What representation with musicians like Freddy Mercury has meant to him
If you liked this episode, you'll also like our episode with Abhi the Nomad, Slim Dan, West, and Michael The Author
You can find Young the Giant on any streaming platform and their project is out now along with a live version of some of their hit songs from their recent tour
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Today’s guest is incredible musical artist and writer SlimDan (Daniel Silberstein). Daniel has written amazing songs for artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Arden Jones, Nessa Barrett, and many more. In recent years, Daniel flipped the script and decided to release his own music under the name SlimDan. He’s released two fantastic songs this year by the names of “Nosebleeds” and “Problem Solver”
Join us as we discuss…
How SlimDan came to be
Dan’s writing process
Dealing with others success in the industry
The importance of intimate concerts
Dan’s new EP coming out soon
If you liked this episode, you'll also like our episode with Abhi The Nomad, West, and Michael The Author
You can find more about Dan by following him on instagram @slimdan9
You can find him on all streaming platforms under SlimDan
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Todays guest is prolific closer, Jacob Hopkins. After dropping out of school, Jacob went through the trenches in order to gain the skills and respect he needed as a salesman. Now he is documenting what he’s learning in his own sales journey to help educate people that are beginning their journey.
Join us as we discuss...
Jacob’s story of getting to know Alex Hormozi
How to get into the sales industry
What is stopping you from becoming an amazing appointment setter or closer
If you liked this episode, you'll also like our episode with Casey Adams and Tanner Bell
You can find more about Jacob by following him on instagram @jacobhopkins
Check out this link to find his youtube channel, discord community, and more!
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Our guest is Casey Adams. Casey is the host of the Casey Adams Show where he’s interviewed the likes of Larry King, Robert Green, Grant Cardone, Rick Ross, and others. He also a founder of media kits, a tech startup that helps creators present their analytics to sponsors. In this episode we talk about pivoting from content creation to the startup world, finding opportunities where they don’t currently exist, and the benefits of following your gut when others around you might not beleive in themselves. Enjoy the wonderful, the brilliant, Casey Adams
Annabelle Kline is an independent music curator supporting small artists, running concerts, and redefining how new music is found and artists are promoted.
Join us as we discuss…
Her break into the music industry
What it’s like interviewing artists like JID
How she throws on events all over the country in her 20s
How she turned her passion into a fully functional business
10/17/22 Zahir Muhammad - Create in All Mediums
Zahir Muhammad (@zstarring) is a Musician, Director, and Model.
Join us as we discuss…
Extracting elements from all creative disciplines
Gaining confidence in yourself
and navigating your own creative process
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Eric Bogard and Aaron Hoffman are the founders of Undercurrent, a musician management company that is revolutionizing the music industry by offering short term artist friendly deals contrary to the norm.
Join us as we discuss…
How they went from bright eyed students to successful promoters while still in college
Their personal journey of breaking into the music industry and gaining rapport with large artists on social media
Their advice to others looking to do what they did to music in their own industry
If you liked this episode, you’ll also enjoy our episodes with one of their pillar artists, Abhi The Nomad, and episodes with other musicians such as Michael The Author, Seb The Optimist, and Fred The Black Kid.
You can find more about the founders of Undercurrent here -> https://www.undercurrent.net
And be sure to find thier artists such as Abhi the Nomad on their 2022 Tour.
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Dr. Sulman Mirza is a licensed psychiatrist and creator (@TheKicksShrink), educating individuals about navigating depression, anxiety, and ADHD.Join us as we discuss...Overcoming mental health stigma Accessing ADHD resources Distinguishing between depressive periods and clinical depressionNavigating generational and cultural differences.If you liked this episode, you'd also like our episodes with Dr. Geller, Dr. Langer, and Julian Sarafian
In this episode Namish and Jack talk to Simran Kaur, half of "Girls that invest," a popular account online. Simran is releasing her first book in August titled "Girls that Invest" where she will teach the basics of investing all in one text. Her expertise spans that in the financial industry and breaking down overly complex topics into their simplest form. The boys chatted with her about changing your money mindset, recognizing parental influnces on money, creating healthy money habits, abundance, and much more.
In this episode Namish talks with Wisconsin native rapper Fred the Black Kid about his journey, music, and more.
Michael the Author is a musical artist/rapper based in the Chicagoland area. Join us as we talk about creating your own process, plan A vs plan B, and staying true to the standards you set for yourself.You can find Michael's music on all platforms, @michaeltheauthor








